Halfway house

[Jah Lush]

WTF is unix humour? Something only geeks get.

[Penguin68]

I worked with former merchant navy men (wartime service) who used to tell each other jokes by 'keying' them on their desks in Morse code - using unix programming shorthand is the modern (well, not that modern, it is unix) equivalent. Think 'specialist knowledge' rather than just geek. Though it can come across as a bit geeky.

[El Pibe]

It's desperately geeky in-jokes without the humour.

I'm surprised at Loz outing himself ;)

as we're headed for the lounge anyway....

 

[miga]

it's OK to not understand. there are only 10 types of people etc.

[Loz]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> It's desperately geeky in-jokes without the humour.

> I'm surprised at Loz outing himself ;)

Geek and proud!

[Yuuna]

'In the United Kingdom , halfway house usually refers to a

place where people with mental disorders , victims of

child abuse , orphans or teenage runaways can stay. The

latter are often run by charities , including the Church of

England and other churches, and community groups.

Residential places for offenders on bail are known as bail

hostels , [6] and probation supervised accommodation for

offenders post-release are known as Approved Premises.

[7] However, a halfway house more usually refers to

something combining features of two other things, for

example a solution to a problem based on two ideas.'

Taken from Wikipedia, naturally. If they are 'halfway houses' then they would most likely house those with mental illness or substance abuse problems; that doesn't mean they are criminals. There does seem to be confusion over the term and perhaps an overlap, as is suggested above. In America, terms like 'sober house' are used to specially refer to those catering to people overcoming drink dependency. Also, whether they are state or privately run may affect the treatment options available and the level of support. In many cases, residents of halfway houses are still receiving daily/weekly counselling and are trying to get their life on track.

My friend spent time in a mental institution and then went onto to stay in a 'halfway house' albeit privately run and not by that name; it was a place for her to get used to being outside of hospital, at her own pace. She's no criminal or inherently immoral person or a danger to society. She's simply a young girl who struggled with severe bipolar depression. I suppose Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) applies here as well...

[TillieTrotter]

Was that in Waterloo Otta? If so I used to drink there too!

[Otta]

Nah, Liverpool. Although I know the one you mean and have been there for a pint.